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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ FastMCP 3.0 is currently in beta. Install by specifying the version explicitly.
</Note>

```bash
pip install fastmcp==3.0.0b1
uv add "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1" --prerelease=explicit
```

If you plan to use FastMCP in a uv-managed project, you can add it as a dependency with:
Or with pip:

```bash
uv add fastmcp --prerelease=allow
pip install "fastmcp>=3.0.0b1" --pre
```

### Optional Dependencies

FastMCP provides optional extras for specific features. For example, to install the background tasks extra:

```bash
pip install "fastmcp[tasks]==3.0.0b1"
uv add "fastmcp[tasks]>=3.0.0b1" --prerelease=explicit
```

See [Background Tasks](/servers/tasks) for details on the task system.
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4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions docs/servers/tasks.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ MCP background tasks are different: they're **protocol-native**. This means MCP
<VersionBadge version="3.0.0" /> Background tasks require the `tasks` extra:

```bash
pip install "fastmcp[tasks]==3.0.0b1"
# or with uv
uv add "fastmcp[tasks]" --prerelease=allow
uv add "fastmcp[tasks]>=3.0.0b1" --prerelease=explicit
```

Add `task=True` to any tool, resource, resource template, or prompt decorator. This marks the component as capable of background execution.
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